A former faculty basketball participant might face the demise penalty after he was arrested for allegedly making an attempt to smuggle medicine into Indonesia.
Jarred Shaw, 34, performed for Oklahoma State and Utah State earlier than having fun with a short stint within the NBA‘s minor G-League.
However, in accordance with reviews, Shaw was this week arrested within the Indonesian capital Jakarta after police intercepted a parcel – despatched from Thailand – containing 132 items of hashish ‘candies’.
‘An offense involving candies containing Delta 9 THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) implicating basketball athlete JDS (Jarred Dwayne Shaw) was dealt with by the Narcotics Unit of Soekarno-Hatta Airport Police,’ police chief Ronald FC Sipayung mentioned.
In line with USA At this time, Sipayung added that, if discovered responsible, the Dallas-born Shaw might obtain a life in jail or the demise penalty. Native web site Bola.com claims that Shaw is alleged to have admitted ordering the medicine from a pal and supposed to distribute some to different basketball gamers in Indonesia.
Head of the airport police narcotics unit, Michael Tandayu, reportedly mentioned Shaw can be charged ‘in reference to the alleged incidence of prison acts when it comes to acts of providing on the market, promoting, shopping for, appearing as an middleman in shopping for and promoting, exchanging, handing over, or receiving narcotics.’
Jarred Shaw might face the demise penalty after he was arrested for allegedly making an attempt to smuggle medicine into Indonesia
Dallas-born Shaw performed for Oklahoma State and Utah State throughout his faculty profession
The costs are mentioned to hold a minimal jail sentence of six years. Indonesia executed convicted drug offenders by firing squad as not too long ago as 2016.
Shaw had been enjoying in Indonesia for the Tangerang Hawks however, in accordance with the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL), Shaw’s ‘contract with the Hawks formally ended as a consequence of a violation of the contract article between the participant and the membership.’
‘We take this matter very significantly and deeply remorse the violation of the legislation dedicated by Jarred Shaw,’ mentioned Hawks supervisor Tikky Suwantikno.
Indonesian Basketball Affiliation chairman Budisatrio Djiwandono added: ‘We don’t tolerate drug use in basketball. Whether or not gamers, officers, court docket personnel or anybody concerned with narcotics or comparable substances… PERBASI totally entrusts this matter to legislation enforcement.’
Junas Miradiarsyah, CEO of the IBL added, through Indonesian outlet Impartial Observer: ‘IBL along with PERBASI will implement a blacklist, banning violators from taking part or participating in any actions throughout the IBL.’
Again in December 2024, the Related Press reported that there are round 530 individuals on demise row in Indonesia, principally for drug-related crimes, together with 96 foreigners. That’s in accordance with knowledge from the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections.
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